Who Do They Think They Are?

The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.

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After the deadly act of terrorism in San Bernardino On December 2, 2015, the encryption in the operating system on the phone of shooter Syed Farook, has prevented the FBI to unlock the phone and search for critical clues in the case.

With the introduction of iOS 8, the company built in and enabled an encryption on all iOS devices so tight and secure that even Apple can’t break. Apple has fought to avoid creating the backdoors in cryptosystems government all over the world are demanding:

Building a version of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And while the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control.

Poor Tim Cook! He is been caught between a rock and a hard place, and he is going to have a tough time, unless, somehow, he is able to sweep the whole affair under the carpet. Is that possible? I think it will have to be, because: